Battle Harem of the Heavenly Sword

Chapter 168 Why We Fight 2

?An Antlion then charged only for Lars to slice the monster in half on pure reflex. "Eh? Why am I still fighting?" Unknown to Lars, outside Hiro smiled as he rebuked him. "That's cause you still do not want to die, you dumbass. The human in you may want to die but the monster won't let it."

More and more Antlions charged to rip Lars apart but the man's body fought automatically. Evading, counter-attacking, and even dismembering the legs of the ants. Amazed at the number of monsters he managed to dispatch using reflexes alone. Lars' then decided to use a skill to end it all.

'If I still survive after the Stupor window, then I will take it as the world telling me to live.'

Lars' brought a sword close to him while his other arm dangled to one side. "[Wolverine's assault]!" The man then did a brutal slashing charge that carved up the tens of antlions within the cage.

More and more came out of the hole reducing the space he could move. After his skill ended Lars' body froze. His mind went blank and closed his eyes. 'I finally get to rest.'

But then after a few seconds nothing came, when Lars' opened his eyes, he saw the silhouettes of numerous children no more than ten years old, blocking the Antlions using their bodies. The Antlions repeatedly slammed their mandibles at the children but they didn't budge.

Lars, couldn't believe his eyes! There were about thirty of them standing on each other's shoulders in four columns. They glowed in white with blue outlines. Most of them wore pitiful clothes. However, as the man scanned them his heart broke when he saw the four nearest him.

"Guys?" At that moment the stupor window ended and Lars crumpled to the floor.

The four children turned their faces around and smiled. Tears spilled out of Lars like a waterfall. He then noticed the other children faces. They were students who belonged to Dagger 53! In a voice full of sorrow the man asked in confusion.

"Why?! Why would you protect me?! I killed all of you!"

Yet none of the children budged. While they couldn't talk their faces illustrated the pain they felt with each attack they blocked. They gritted their teeth and held on. "NO! DO NO TOUCH THEM YOU FUCKERS!"

Lars then noticed both his knees were bent in the wrong ways preventing him from standing. "NO! COME ON STAND UP! STAND UP! STAND!!!" more and more of the Antlions clawed and slashed the children.

Some of them could no longer endure and disintegrated into particles of light. A voice full of grief and anger roared for each child that disappeared.

"NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!"

The black-haired assassin then started to smash his working hand into his thighs in a bout of insanity. "COME ON! STAND UP! YOU CANNOT LET THEM DIE AGAIN YOU FUCKER STAND UP!!!!"

Larua then remembered how Hiro could create objects with mana, he then forced all the calibers into his body in an effort to right his bones. As more and more of the children disappeared. The anger in the man's heart burned like a roaring fire.

"FUCK! GET UP! GET UP! YOU WEAKLING! DIDN'T WE NEVER WANT TO FEEL LIKE THIS AGAIN?! THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO GET STRONGER! GET THE HELL UP!"

The spirit that entered his legs started to clamp his bones together like a split. Larua then forced his Spirit to bind his wounds to allow him to move. Unknown to him his SP actually already reached critical amounts yet he didn't stop summoning it.

Due to having survivor's guilt Lars acted the kindest among the San-Baka. He tried to help as many people as he could. It was the least he could do to atone for his crimes or so he believed. And Shani's ledger knew this.

"COME ON!"

Lars stabbed his sword into the ground like a crutch and pulled himself up. The pain was excruciating, but none of that mattered. He needed to protect them. he needed to apologize to them. He needed to thank them. Yet all of a sudden whispers started echoing in his ears.

(I forgive you Lar, sorry for all the bad things I said.)

(You've grown so handsome brother don't forget to get a lot of girls!)

(You have suffered enough Lar, it is time to let us go.)

(Remember to live enough for all of us Lar!)

(I do not blame you for what happened Lar.)

(It's not your fault Lar, forgive yourself.)

(Lar you are so handsome! Marry me when I get reborn!)

(Survive Lar! The bad people are the convent!)

(Fight Lar! So there won't be more dagger classes in the future!)

(My friend thank you for always remembering us.)

(Live on Lar!)

(Remember we are proud members of the Krich Monastery!)

(Thank you for always thinking about us Lar)

Their voices and temperament tore Larua's heart into pieces. They were his friends before graduation. They laughed, played, and did missions together. Yet all of them continued to say one thing.

Forgive yourself, it is not your fault.

At that moment the last of the children dissipated. Yet all the particles didn't go anywhere but instead wrapped around Lars like armor. The amount of Spirit power in the cage then started to exponentially increase.

The Antlions got smashed to the ground, unable to lift their heads as the power rose. The tunnel got sealed by an invisible floor preventing new monsters from entering. Like air, the Spirit power pushed everything out of the cage.

Unable to leave the antlion bodies started to break from the strain. They then turned into balloons that started to swell and exploded. Soon the power peaked and thirty voices then spoke at the same time.

- Let's fight our last battle together Lar! The strongest dagger class! Class 53! -

When the power grew too much the antlion cage broke and a column of light went out. Like a cocoon, the broken cage got demolished by the power exiting it. The sky beam lit up the sky even brighter than the shining weapon in Hiro's hand.

It then suddenly died leaving a figure covered in spirit armor. His hair turned white and pure Spirit revolved around his body. The pieces of his armor glowed and thrummed with power. The mythical being then dived to the ground slamming his fist into a large group of ants.

"[ASTRAL FORM] CODE: LARUA!"

Like they were smashed with a mallet, the entire area around his punch got pounded by an invisible force. All the monsters slammed to the floor and died instantly. Lars rose out of the giant crater he just made and armed himself with two daggers made from pure spirit. He then raised one hand and whispered.

"[DIVIDED WE FALL]."

At the figure's words, thirty more warriors covered in Astral Armor appeared beside Lar as they formed a battle line of pure unadulterated power. Then without so much as a sound, all the Spirit-covered assassins assaulted the monsters in a domineering fashion.

Pure Spirit smashed their enemies as they moved. Their weapons glided through their opponents penetrating everything without pause. In terms of speed, they all carved up multiple monsters in seconds. None were able to stop them.

The blood they spilled in thirty seconds amounted to over three thousand lives. After the spirit's assault, they all faced the original Lar and then waved their hands as they disappeared.

- Goodbye. -